Rooney signs for County!

The Club is delighted to announce the signing of attacking midfielder John Rooney from Barrow for an undisclosed fee. The 29 year old has signed a 3 year contract at Edgeley Park and will begin pre-season training with the squad later this week.

He played an instrumental part in Barrow’s promotion to League Two, captaining the team and scoring a hugely impressive 20 goals from midfield. He was awarded the coveted National League Player Of The Year by the Non League Paper.

A graduate of Everton’s Youth Academy, where he joined at the age of 6, he joined Macclesfield town in 2002 and went on to make 41 appearances for the club. In 2011 he moved to the US and played for both the New York Red Bulls and Orlando City in the MLS. On returning to the UK, he played for Barnsley, Bury and made over 100 appearances for Chester City. He signed for Wrexham in 2016 and enjoyed a loan spell at Guiseley before being signed by Barrow in 2018.

Manager Jim Gannon said:

“We are all delighted John has joined us at County. I think this signing is a real statement of intent on behalf of Stockport County. In my recent squad update I had highlighted a strong desire to add goals, creativity and quality to our front line. In that regard Simon Wilson has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to attract players, that we can be regarded as amongst the best in the League.”  

“As a team we needed to add a player with both creativity and attack intent from midfield. In that regard John Rooney is the stand out player in the National League for goals from midfield. His record last season was exceptional. Its not just the number of goals, assists and set play quality that makes John a stand out player in this league. He also brings a level of football involvement and leadership that helps a team play to a high standard.”

Welcome to Edgeley Park, John, and enjoy the journey!

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